Canal Street & Wright Street

Canal Street and Wright Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Tappen Park is 30 feet away. The Stapleton station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 90 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest railway station
Stapleton
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · SIR
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Canal St/Canal St · S52, S74, S78, SIM30
Within a walk
17 places
9 religious buildings, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Canal Street & Wright Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Stapleton, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Stapleton SIR · Staten Island Railway
    1,020 feet
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. SIR …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Canal St/Canal St, 150 feet away, for the S52, S74, S78 and SIM30.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St/Canal St S52, S74, S78, SIM30 · Shelter
    150 feet
    S52 S74 S78 SIM30
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. S52 …
  2. S74 …
  3. S78 …
  4. SIM30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 250 Broad Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10304
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
49
Police precinct
120
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 90 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Wright Street (north side).

North side of Canal Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 7 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Canal Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Wright Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 509274, 509890, 511616 and 513244.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1889 and 1925.

  1. Edgewater Village Hall Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Staten Island Savings Bank Building Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Eden II Sch for Autistic Chldrn School
    1,000 feet
  2. Tiny Treasures Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tappen Park
    30 feet
  2. Stapleton Esplanade Park
    1,020 feet
  3. Rev. Dr. Maggie Howard Playground
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stapleton Library
    220 feet
  2. Edgewater Village Hall and Tappen Park Listed historic place
    350 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Light of the Gospel Arabic Church House of worship
    760 feet
  2. First Central Baptist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 153/Ladder 77 Fire station
    580 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Canal Street or Wright Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.